Meter connection.



1.1. BOYLE.

METER CONNECTION. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30. 1918.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

JAMES J. COYLE, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

METER CONNECTION.

Application filed September 30, 1918.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES J. COYLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of have ,invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meter-Connections, of which the following reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

his invention relates to fittings for connecting gas or other fluid meters witha service pipe and with a pipe leading to fixtures to be supplied with fluid.

It an object of the invention to provide a fittmg for this lar'connections.

When read in connection with the description herein, the details of construction and arrangement of parts contemplated by the invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein an embodiment of the invention is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.

While the disclosures herein now are considered to exemplify a preferable embodiinvention, it is to be understood claims, as modifications within the limits laims can be made without Figure l is a plan view; and Fig. 2 is an elevation.

aving more particular reference to the drawing, A designates a meter, B and C, respectively, its inlet and outlet, D a pipe leading from from the meter to places to be supplied with fluid.

To each of the inlet and outlet of the meter a tail-pipe 3 is connected by a swivel joint 4, and to each tail-pipe an elbow 5 connects a short pipe 6, the arrangement being such as to permit the pipe 6 to be swung to bring their free ends adjacent to each other. The parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 are of cast metal or other suitable rigid material.

In order to connect the pipes 6 of the inlet and outlet, respectively, to the supply- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 191%. Serial No. 256,334.

pipe D and outlet-pipe E, a special fitting is provided.

One member 7 of this fitting has a passageway 8 therein, to which opens a thread ed port 9 at one end arranged to have the supply-pipe D screwed thereinto, and from which leads laterally a threaded port 10 arranged to have screwed thereinto the pi e connected with the meter-inlet. member 7 has projections 11 at its ends extending laterally from the side opposite to the port 10.

The other member 12 of the fitting is arranged to fit in between the projections 11 of member 7, and the projections and member 12 have a pin 13 removably disposed therethrough, whereby the twomembers are connected by a hinge joint. The member 12 has a passageway 14 therein into which laterally leads a threaded to have the outlet-pipe 6 screwed thereinto and from the end of which passageway leads a threaded port 16 arranged to have the pipe E screwed thereinto.

mm a meter is to be connected to supply and outlet pipes, the pipes 6 and associated parts are connected to the meter inlet and outlet, if they are not already in place,

places where the memb connected to the inlet and outlet pipes without imposing undue strain on the parts, and those members are held in association by the pin so that the weight of the meter may be carried by the pipes, if that is desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

port arranged d the members 7 and 12 are screwed onto and the other of said members having a passagevvay connected with the swingabie pipe connected with said outlet and with said outlet-pipe.

2. The combination with supply and outlet pipes and a fiuidmeter having an inlet and an outlet, of pipes connected with said inlet and outlet and swingabie to bring their free ends adjacent to each other, and a fitting comprising a member having girojections and a member arranged to it between said projections and a removable pin seated in said latter member and said projec tions, one of said members having a passa evva connected with said sun b -m e L L 1 e connected with said and the svvingabie inlet, and other said members having 1; scenes a passageway connected with the swingabie pipe connected With said outlet and with said outlet-pipe.

3. A meter-connection comprising a memher having projections, a member arranged to fit between said projections, and a removable pin arranged to seat in said latter member and said projections, one of said members having a passageway and ports opening thereto arranged to receive metersuppiy pipes and the other of said members having a passage-Way and ports opening tiereto arranged to receive meter-outlet pipes.

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